Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Kaseya Center is where the Miami Heat (10-8) will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (9-7) on Thursday.

The Pacers faced the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 114-110 in their last game. Indiana finished the game having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and converted 8 of their 33 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 dimes for this game while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. Portland distributed 20 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Portland collected 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Portland finished the contest at 80.6% at the charity stripe by converting 25 of 31 tries. They made 9 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 24 and the Trail Blazers finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Tyrese Haliburton is one guy who was a factor in this game. He was able to score 33 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. Haliburton finished the game shooting 64.7% from the floor and distributed 9 dimes.

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Indiana enters this one with a mark of 9-7 on the campaign. They are averaging 127.6 points per outing (1st in basketball) while shooting 50.3% from the floor. The Pacers are connecting on 38.6% on shots from 3-point land (243 of 629) and 79.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 481 assists so far this year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.2 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Pacers have forced 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 39.6% on shots from distance and they rank 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (124.8). The Pacers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.9% (730 of 1,464) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 395 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Heat took a loss by a score of 131-124 when they faced the Bucks. The Heat corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Bucks committed 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, Miami made 14 out of 30 attempts (46.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat walked away from this one shooting 48 for 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1%. The Heat permitted the Bucks to make 47 out of their 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.4% in this contest. They finished shooting 37.1% from 3-point land via 13 of 35 and finished the contest at 24 out of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Milwaukee to get 45 in all (8 offensive).

Bam Adebayo ended up being a factor for the Heat for the game. Adebayo scored 31 points in his 42 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in the game. He converted 13 of 27 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 10-8 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in the NBA. Miami has scored 1,991 pts so far this season (110.6 per game) and they collect 41.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per game (15th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. The Heat have committed 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 84.3% from the free throw line.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 109.1. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Miami defense gives up 38.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (243 of 639) and opponents are converting on 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.7 assists and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 16th and 10th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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